I am very much in line with your general thinking. I thought both that Bush was one of the very worst presidents in US history AND that he compared favorably (

I am very much in line with your general thinking. I thought both that Bush was one of the very worst presidents in US history AND that he compared favorably (above average) to other world leaders in his time. Before Trump, we could take it for granted the US president was a serious person who cared about having the country do well and wasn't interested in anything resembling an authoritarian takeover. (Even Richard Nixon had plenty of lines he wouldn't cross, some of which Trump already has.) Trump is incomparably worse than Bush as a choice for President.